In honor of the 2016 annual conference for the Society for American Music, we are showcasing UC Press’ list of music journals, which together explore all types of musical genres, subjects, composers, …
Read More >In recognition of International Women’s Day, we share just a small sample of our women authors’ work and how they have helped to make our world a better place through their scholarship. Tessa G. Diphoorn, author of Twilight …
Read More >If you haven’t yet heard the news, David L. Ulin has been nominated for a 2016 PEN/Diamonstein-Spielvogel Award for the Art of the Essay, for his book Sidewalking: Coming to Terms with Los …
Read More >The problem with lead is that it’s now everywhere – lead in the water, lead on the walls, lead in the soil, lead in the air. “We’ve created a terribly toxic environment …
Read More >What better book to feature from our hot-off-the-presses shelf than one originally published in 1687? This beauty has held up over time, plus you can blind your friends with science using the correct pronunciation of the …
Read More >by Mark A. Matthews, author of Terroir and Other Myths of Winegrowing What makes a fine wine? According to authority figures in the world of wine, there is a series of concepts …
Read More >By Tyina Steptoe, author of Houston Bound Beyoncé is a black woman. This isn’t exactly earth-shattering news; after all, the 34-year-old, Houston-born entertainer has one of the most recognizable faces in the world. …
Read More >By Andrea S. Boyles, author of Race, Place, and Suburban Policing On February 10, 2016, eighteen months following the shooting death of Michael Brown, Jr., the Department of Justice (DOJ) moved to sue …
Read More >We’re kicking off a recurring series of posts today which highlight UC Press books of note that have been featured recently in the media. Since we continually strive to publish works that will be relevant for …
Read More >Since 2014, Gastronomica: The Journal of Critical Food Studies has partnered with University of London’s SOAS Food Studies Centre to co-sponsor a Distinguished Lecture Series for leading scholars, students, journalists, practitioners and …
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